Ratan Tata Hub Opens Idea Lab, Studio in Tirupati to Support Start-ups

What are you doing? Ratan Tata Innovation Center (RTIH) in Tirupati inaugurated its new Idea Lab and Studio Room on Wednesday to support innovation, entrepreneurship and technology development in the region.

Tirupati district collector Dr. S. Venkateswar inaugurated the facilities in the presence of Srikalahasti revenue divisional officer Bhanu Prakash Reddy.

The Collector interacted with RTIH-supported start-ups and reviewed various technologies being developed to address challenges in healthcare, infrastructure and other sectors. Innovations included Squint Sense, an AI-based portable device to detect strabismus, a smart hand rehabilitation glove for stroke patients, Infra Robot for monitoring and cleaning underground drainage, and UniHub, an AI-powered platform for hardware development.

Dr. Venkateswar met the participants and resource person Venkata Kamesh at the RTIH Drone Training Camp and appreciated them for using emerging technologies to develop solutions to real-world problems.

RTIH CEO Vijayawanth Mathur said the Idea Lab was established to help students, innovators and start-ups generate ideas, design and develop prototypes. The Studio Room will be used for podcast production, startup interviews, founder stories and digital content creation, he said. These facilities will help innovators present their ideas and innovations to a wider audience through multimedia content.RTIH Incubation chairman Dr. D. Pragathi said that the organization is committed to supporting innovation-based entrepreneurship in Andhra Pradesh. He emphasized the importance of providing infrastructure, mentorship and ecosystem support to innovators to transform ideas into successful ventures.

He thanked ecosystem partners including RTIH, Adani, Navayuga, Amara Raja and IIT Tirupati for their support in strengthening the regional start-up and innovation ecosystem.